knob

1 a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: boss]

2 a round handle

3 any thickened enlargement [syn: node, thickening]

4 an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger [syn: pommel] [also: knobbing, knobbed]

English

Pronunciation

• (RP): , /nɒb/, /nQb/
• (US): , /nɑb/, /nAb/
• Rhymes: -ɒb
• Homophones: nob

Noun

1. A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
2. A prominent rounded hill.
3. A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
4. A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
5. The penis.
6. A contemptible person.
7. A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)

Derived terms

• doorknob

See also

Translations

• Polish: gałka
• Serbian: kvrga
• German: Knopf, Knauf

• ttbc Spanish: perilla , pomo , empuñadura , puño , botón , mando
• ttbc Telugu: పిడి (piDi)

Verb

1. To have sex with.

A knob is a round handle one pulls or twists:

• Doorknob, a round handle one turns to open a door
• Control knob, controls a device
• Brodie knob on the steering wheel

Knob may also refer to a prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.

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